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PONTIAC – Livingston County Health Department reported that two more residents of the county have tested positive for COVID-19. These cases are a male under the age of 20 and a female in their 50’s, who are both recovering in isolation. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Livingston

OTTAWA – Another resident of LaSalle County has died from COVID-19 related complications, the LaSalle County Health Department reports. The individual, a female in her 80’s, is now the 45th coronavirus related death in the county. The LCHD also announced 28 additional cases, for a total

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that 24 Illinoisans died in the past 24 hours from complications involving Coronavirus.  The deaths range from a suburban St. Louis woman in her 50s to a woman in her 100s in LaSalle County.  The LaSalle County death was

DEKALB – 22 additional cases of coronavirus were reported in DeKalb County, with 3 more announced in Livingston County. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, DeKalb County has reported 1,124 positive cases with 794 of those now fully recovered. Livingston County has seen 176 in total

OGLESBY – The LaSalle County Highway Department reports that County Highway 23 will be closed from IL Route 71 to East Walnut Street. The department stated that this closure will be from 8am until 3pm, and that motorists are advised to use alternative routes. The closure is due to a tree